The Baltimore Orioles aren't the only team in the American League East interested in signing Colby Rasmus, as the Tampa Bay Rays have also had discussions with the 28-year-old free agent, according to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports...

The St. Petersburg City Council succumbed to fear, parochialism and short-sighted thinking Thursday by rejecting a fair agreement to let the Tampa Bay Rays look for new stadium sites in both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties...